Support the Hollywood Curling Club on our quest to raise money for a dedicated ice facility in Southern California! We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to growing and fostering the sport of curling throughout California.

This is your chance to own a one-of-a-kind, amazing piece of curling memorabilia signed by many of the world’s top curlers. This Men’s Large Goldline Grand Slam of Curling jacket is autographed by 2014 Player’s Championship superstars including Kevin Martin, Rachel Homan, Marc Kennedy, Jill Officer, David Nedohin, Emma Miskew, Brad Gushue, Niklas Edin, David Murdoch, E.J. Harnden, Brad Jacobs, Heather Nedohin, Lisa Weagle… and so many more. This jacket was generously donated to Hollywood Curling by Swiss Champion and Player’s Championship curler, Silvana Tirinzoni.

AND as a special bonus you’ll receive a limited edition autographed poster from the 2014 2nd Annual Hollywood Curling Celebrity Charity Game. This poster, designed by Hollywood curler, Matt Gamboa, is signed by all the curling and celebrity participants in this year’s game! See the list of participants here: http://hollywoodcurling.org/Celebrities-and-Skips

Aimed at new and experienced curlers alike, all curlers must have attended at least one learn to curl class. Curlers may sign up as free agents or as complete teams. Your space will not be confirmed until payment is received, and will be filled on a first-come, first serve basis.

Members: Please watch your email today for an invite to participate in our elections for our Board of Directors. We are using a system called Election Buddy. Each member in good standing has been emailed a personalized link to the voting ballot. All voting is anonymous, and can only be done once..

This year, we have 14 candidates. The 9 candidates with the most votes will fill the 9 board positions for 2015. They will be announced at the Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Ice Station Valencia on December 14, 2014 at 1p.

Voting is open from Nov. 30 at 10am to Dec. 11 at 10pm. Members: if you did not receive an email, please check your spam filters and junk mail boxes. If you still do not have the email, please let us know at info@hollywoodcurling.org, and we will activate a new key for you to vote.

A joint event with our friends at Orange County Curling, the Halloween Mini Spiel starts with spooky fun on Saturday in the OC, followed by more fright in Hollywood on Sunday night. Ghosts and ghouls will be teamed up randomly, so sign up today for this awesome weekend of Halloween fun!

Limited to a small group, this two hour skills clinic will include delivery drills, sweeping skills, and other pointers to improve your game. Led by Hollywood Curling board member Steph Jensen, whose competition highlights include Junior World Championships, 2010 Olympic Trials, and multiple US National Championships. This clinic is open only to members, and space is limited. Sign up today!

The October Board meeting location has been changed. The meeting will now take place at Liza's house in Valencia. Please email her or Larry for the address, and let them know if you plan on attending so they can plan accordingly.

Our September board meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, September 16, 8pm.

Board meetings take place at Parsons, Pasadena. All members are welcome to attend, but names must be submitted to Larry Lieberman in writing by noon on the day of the meeting for building access. Email Larry to let him know if you'll be attending.

Southern California’s largest curling tournament features international competitors, Olympic medal winners, a celebrity game and more.

(Valencia, Calif.) Wednesday, June 4, 2014 – Most Southern Californians won’t be spending their Fourth of July weekends on ice. But from July 4 to 6, the coolest place to be will be Ice Station Valencia, as Hollywood Curling’s annual Summer Blockbuster Bonspiel brings curlers from around the world for a weekend of fun and competition.

Now in its 6th year, the Blockbuster Bonspiel (a traditional curling word for tournament) will feature 36 teams and 144 athletes from as nearby as Los Angeles and as far away as Switzerland. Competitors include five Olympic athletes , including four time Olympian and World Champion Debbie McCormick; Mike Harris, who won the silver medal for Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics and serves as a curling commentator for CBC Sports; and Patrick McDonald, a wheelchair curler who was skip of the American teams at the 2014 and 2010 Paralympic Games.

Spectators are free of charge and welcome for the whole event! The Blockbuster Bonspiel will welcome visitors throughout the tournament, with friendly volunteers on hand to answer questions and explain the intricacies of the game.

Blockbuster Bonspiel matches will begin at 8:30 AM each day, with games continuing late into the evening. The opening ceremony will be at 3:45 on Friday, July 4. The championship match begins at 12:30 PM on Sunday, July 6, with trophies and medals given out during the awards ceremony at 3 PM. All games will take place at Ice Station Valencia, 27745 Smyth Drive in Valencia.

In addition to the regular schedule, Hollywood Curling will host a very special Celebrity Chairty Curling Match to raise funds for local youth sports charity LA84. At 7:30 PM on Saturday, July 5, teams of Hollywood celebrities will be paired with Olympic and National level curlers for a fun exhibition match. This year’s celebrities feature Eden Riegel (All My Children, The Young and the Restless, American Pie); Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Hot Shots),; Josh Randall (Ed, Scrubs, Greek, Criminal Minds); Francis Capra (Veronica Mars, Heroes); Gregory Jbara (Blue Bloods, American Dad, Big Miracle; Tony Award for Billy Elliott) ; Lloyd Eisler (Olympic and World Champion Figure Skater); Tickets to the Celebrity Game will be $5 general admission (free for kids under 3), and will be available first-come, first-serve at the Ice Station Valencia box office beginning at 6:30 PM. (Video of last year’s event can be viewed here.)

About Hollywood Curling

Founded in December 2007, Hollywood Curling is one of five curling clubs in California and the only club in Los Angeles County. The club’s goal is to introduce the sport of curling to the local community, to foster the social and competitive spirit of the sport and to teach and develop curlers to compete at the local, national and international levels. In addition to public Learn to Curl events, Hollywood Curling also hosts corporate events, private parties and junior summer camps. Hollywood Curling is a volunteer-run, 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is a member in good standing of USA Curling and the Mountain Pacific Curling Association (MoPac). For more information, including event and league schedules, visit hollywoodcurling.org.

About the sport of curling

The popular sport of curling, a game in which 42-pound granite stones are hurled down a 150-foot sheet of ice at a central target while teammates use brushes or brooms to sweep the ice in the path of the stone, has seen a tremendous increase in popularity in the US in the past decade. Owing large in part to the televised coverage during the Winter Olympics in Torino in 2006, Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014, Americans have been flocking to the sport with intrigue and fascination. The sport has seen explosive expansion in recent years, particularly in the area of arena clubs like Hollywood Curling, which share the ice with hockey players and figure skaters.

Hollywood Curling is proud to announce that Four Time Olympian and World Champion Debbie McCormick will be on hand at our Summer Blockbuster Bonspiel with the Goldline Mobile Pro Shop.

The Shop will be set up at the Ice Station Valencia, and has a variety of curling shoes, brooms, gloves, sliders, stabilizers, replacement broom pads, clothing, novelty items and much more! You will have the opportunity to try on items and ask any questions about equipment you may have. Come and see what the pros use!